Banks approve large in-person wire transfers without verifying legitimacy by phone
A long-tenured bank customer was defrauded via a sophisticated impersonation scam involving fake law-enforcement officials and forged court orders, leading to two $500,000 wire transfers. The bank processed the unusual, high-value transfers without a verification call, despite the customer having never previously requested a wire.
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